We present the results from the first two years of the Planet Hunters NGTS citizen science project, which searches for transiting planet candidates in data from the Next Generation Transit […]
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Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
High School Students Contribute To Exoplanet Discovery
In a project aimed at democratizing science and fostering educational enrichment, a group of high school students from the Galaxy Explorer program at the Chabot Space & Science Center in […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
89 New Ultracool Dwarf Co-Moving Companions Identified With The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Project
We report the identification of 89 new systems containing ultracool dwarf companions to main sequence stars and white dwarfs, using the citizen science project Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 and cross-reference […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Citizen Science / Open Science, Courses, Education and Outreach, Status Report
NASA Transform To Open Science: How You Can Participate
The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
“Are We Alone In The Universe?” Project Marks A Major Milestone
Are we alone in the universe? About 30,000 volunteers want to know! These volunteers visited arewealone.earth to sift through a vast data set from the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope—inspecting it […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative
We present three new brown dwarf spectral binary candidates: CWISE J072708.09−360729.2, CWISE J103604.84−514424.4, and CWISE J134446.62−732053.9, discovered by citizen scientists through the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project.
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
NASA Citizen Science SETI Project: Are We Alone In The Universe?
Join the new NASA project called “Are we alone in the universe?” and help scientists find signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
A Green Bank Telescope Search For Narrowband Technosignatures Between 1.1-1.9 GHz During 12 Kepler Planetary Transits
A growing avenue for determining the prevalence of life beyond Earth is to search for “technosignatures” from extraterrestrial intelligences/agents.
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Australian National University To Support Aussie Start-up In Growing Plants On The Moon
The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One that aims to grow plants on […]
Posted inEuropa, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
Citizen Scientists Enhance New Juno Images Of Europa
Science enthusiasts have processed the new JunoCam images of Jupiter’s icy moon, with results that are out of this world.